Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Healthcare Lawsuit This Week in which GOP Leaders Seek to Eliminate the Affordable Care Act More Than 200,000 Ohioans Covered by the ACA, 11.4 Million Americans Nationwide

Monday, July 8, 2019

CLEVELAND, OH – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable discussion at the Centers for Families and Children in Cleveland as he continues to speak out against ongoing efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act and throw millions of Americans off their health insurance. This week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the Texas v. United States case in which GOP leaders are seeking to eliminate the ACA. In March, the Trump Administration told a federal court that it now supports invalidating the Affordable Care Act in its entirety and the President recently expressed support for a renewed effort to repeal ACA.

“The ACA has helped millions of Americans – including five million Ohioans under age 65 who have a preexisting condition. That’s half the population of our state. But Right now, President Trump and his administration are pushing a case before the Supreme Court that threatens the health coverage of 20 million people and undermines pre-existing condition protections for all Americans,” said Brown.

Brown was joined at the roundtable today by patients who have benefitted from the healthcare law, including those with pre-existing conditions, healthcare providers and patient advocates to talk about how repeal of the Affordable Care Act would harm Ohioans.

In 2017, Brown joined Ohio patients and patient advocates in cities around Ohio to underscore the importance of the Affordable Care Act and recently introduced legislation to make improvements to the Affordable Care Act by adding a public option to the individual marketplaces.

At the roundtable, Brown underscored his commitment to fighting efforts in Washington and Columbus to attack the Affordable Care Act and continuing his work to ensure Ohioans have access to affordable, quality health insurance.